Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included 3 load lots sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.29/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$152.29

286 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$20.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	154.91	879	249
Medium and Large 2-3	390	134.64	525	37

One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $354 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale286 hd

152.29

—

TN average11 barns · 2,850 hd

154.34

−2.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

66 lots · USDA AMS · Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	159.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	965	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	945	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	166.48/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,029	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	125.24/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	166.18/cwt	164.00–173.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	405	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	162.80/cwt	152.00–166.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	136.51/cwt	135.00–137.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	181.32/cwt	177.00–182.00	863	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	151.21/cwt	148.50–157.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	176.98/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,009	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	177.62/cwt	177.00–179.00	922	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	161.31/cwt	159.50–164.00	1,065	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,161	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.00/cwt	149.00–158.00	819	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.24/cwt	142.00–146.00	922	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	171.19/cwt	160.00–172.50	787	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	149.32/cwt	138.00–151.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	119.28/cwt	115.00–129.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	177.60/cwt	172.00–179.00	693	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	779	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	141.14/cwt	141.00–142.00	518	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	388	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	167.08/cwt	164.00–169.00	869	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	135.69/cwt	134.00–136.00	969	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,014	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,262	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	136.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	126.33/cwt	109.00–135.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	126.48/cwt	119.00–133.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	124.50/cwt	115.00–134.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	122.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	149.95/cwt	143.00–155.00	790	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	166.16/cwt	154.00–167.50	766	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	140.45/cwt	140.00–140.50	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	125.77/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	161.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	926	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	156.27/cwt	151.00–160.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	143.56/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,065	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	170.11/cwt	168.00–171.00	832	33

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Wed Aug 3, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	605	157.00–160.00	159.46
21	—	520	164.00–169.00	167.08
13	—	714	134.00–136.00	135.69
9	—	1,014	124.50	124.50
37	—	574	155.00–165.00	161.26
33	—	489	168.00–171.00	170.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	647	146.00	146.00
1	—	245	144.00	144.00
3	—	997	96.00	96.00
3	—	732	120.00–128.00	122.59
35	—	527	143.00–155.00	149.95
20	—	461	154.00–167.50	166.16
9	—	589	140.00–140.50	140.45
7	—	668	140.00	140.00
5	—	286	182.00	182.00
4	—	815	125.00–128.00	125.77
4	—	429	152.00	152.00
7	—	389	151.00–160.00	156.27
4	—	333	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	367	141.00–142.00	141.14
11	—	292	133.00	133.00
3	—	550	109.00–135.00	126.33
3	—	518	119.00–133.00	126.48
2	—	635	115.00–134.00	124.50
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	129.00	129.00
50	—	618	160.00–171.00	166.48
5	—	872	116.00–139.00	125.24
5	—	517	164.00–173.00	166.18
1	—	550	159.50	159.50
1	—	380	187.00	187.00
22	—	476	177.00–182.00	181.32
1	—	285	164.00	164.00
8	—	345	175.00	175.00
7	—	662	148.50–157.00	151.21
2	—	448	174.00	174.00
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
10	—	742	142.50–145.00	143.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	153.00	153.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	158.00	158.00
14	—	265	153.00	153.00
8	—	334	152.00–166.00	162.80
5	—	685	142.00	142.00
4	—	564	135.00–137.00	136.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	753	150.00	150.00
38	—	570	172.00–179.00	176.98
26	—	519	177.00–179.00	177.62
15	—	660	159.50–164.00	161.31
8	—	735	158.00	158.00
3	—	603	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	151.00	151.00
39	—	525	149.00–158.00	156.00
25	—	635	142.00–146.00	145.24
19	—	460	160.00–172.50	171.19
7	—	729	131.00	131.00
2	—	650	143.00	143.00
10	—	390	172.00–179.00	177.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
8	—	475	138.00–151.00	149.32
7	—	655	115.00–129.00	119.28
4	—	779	117.00	117.00
2	—	568	130.00–144.00	136.85

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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